Health Ministry Finds Deliberate Failures in Illegal Compassionate-Use Treatment at Mayanei HaYeshua
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israel’s Health Ministry said an inquiry found deliberate failures in an illegal compassionate-use treatment at Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak. The case involved an 84-year-old man with advanced pancreatic cancer who received an unapproved substance and died weeks later. Officials are now weighing action against those involved.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Health Ministry inquiry found deliberate failures at Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital.
- An 84-year-old pancreatic cancer patient received an unapproved substance.
- The illegal treatment took place seven years ago in Bnei Brak.
- Investigators could not prove the substance worsened his condition.
- The patient died several weeks after the treatment.
- Possible disciplinary or legal steps are being considered.
A Health Ministry investigation has concluded that staff involved at Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak acted with “deliberate” failures in a case from seven years ago involving an 84-year-old man with advanced pancreatic cancer. The patient was given a substance that had not been approved for use in humans as part of an illegal “compassionate treatment” arrangement.
The committee said it could not determine with certainty whether the substance worsened the man’s condition. He died several weeks later.
According to the ministry, possible measures against those involved are now being considered. The findings focus on the conduct of the hospital personnel in connection with the unauthorized treatment, rather than on a definitive causal link between the substance and the patient’s death.
